11,000€ per stage and 1.6 million in total. How are the economic prizes distributed in the Giro 2024?

The Giro d'Italia 2024 is already underway and will capture all the cycling attention until May 26. The glory of conquering the maglia rosa often overshadows the economic prizes with which the organization fills the pockets of cyclists and other team members. In total, in this edition there are 1.6 million euros at stake to be distributed among ten different classifications.

The Giro distributes 1,600,000 euros: these are all the economic prizes

The maglia rosa is one of the most coveted jerseys in the world. The Giro is special and whoever conquers it has a reserved place of honor in the history of this sport. The thrill of winning one of the biggest races in the world is surely indescribable, although the glory in this case is accompanied by a good sum of money.

Despite the million-dollar figures of the contracts of the big stars, the rest of the peloton has a more modest salary. Economic prizes are important in cycling because, as usual, they are distributed among all cyclists, assistants, mechanics, and other team members.

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The Giro d'Italia will distribute a total prize pool of 1,606,160 euros in ten different categories in this edition. The Giro is, on the other hand, a money-making machine for the Italian territory; in an economic study on last year's edition, the Observatory of the Italian Sports System of Banca IFIS quantified the revenues generated at 2 billion euros -620 million direct impact and another 1.4 billion deferred-.

Regarding the prizes, the amounts for the general classification are the juiciest of all. The prizes are distributed among the top twenty classified riders, with an additional economic reward for the top ten, putting them one step above.

The range is huge, from the 265,668 euros for the winner to the 2,863 euros for those finishing between tenth and twentieth place.

General classification prizes

• Winner: 265,668 euros
• 2nd: 133,412 euros
• 3rd: 68,801 euros
• 4th: 21,516 euros
• 5th: 18,154 euros
• 6th: 13,588 euros
• 7th: 13,588 euros
• 8th: 10,725 euros
• 9th: 10,725 euros
• 10th-20th: 2,863 euros

In addition, wearing the maglia rosa represents a compensation of 2,000 euros per day.

The top twenty classified riders each day will also receive an economic prize, nothing to scoff at especially for the top positions.

Stage prizes

• Winner: 11,010 euros
• 2nd: 5,508 euros
• 3rd: 2,753 euros
• 4th: 1,377 euros
• 5th: 1,102 euros
• 6th: 826 euros
• 7th: 826 euros
• 8th: 551 euros
• 9th: 551 euros
• 10th-20th: 276 euros

The points classification also offers an important opportunity to increase earnings in May, although in this case only the top five final classified riders and the top three of each day receive money.

In addition, the leader of the points classification will receive 750 euros each day.

In the mountain classification, several economic compensations are also allocated, and although they are smaller than in the points classification, climbers will have the opportunity to fight for some extra money.

The leader of the mountain classification will receive 750 euros per day.

The young riders also have the opportunity to pocket some money. The amounts in this case are the same as in the points classification, although the economic prize only exists in the general classification.

Youth classification prizes

• Winner: 10,000 euros
• 2nd: 8,000 euros
• 3rd: 6,000 euros
• 4th: 4,000 euros
• 5th: 2,000 euros

The wearer of the best young rider jersey will receive 750 euros per day.

The organization will also reward the best teams with a final classification and a daily one.

Another classification that will have economic prizes is the intermediate sprints classification, with smaller amounts for the daily classification but interesting for the overall.

In search of a greater spectacle, the efforts will also be compensated with prizes for combativeness and breakaways.

As for the prizes for the breakaways, they will be 5,000 euros in the final classification and 200 euros in the classification of the day.

Finally, the organization has designed a special prize with the return of the Intergiro - points will be awarded to the first eight finishers of each stage (12-8-6-5-4-3-2-1), except in the time trials.